In this week’s Omni Talk Fast Five retail news roundup, sponsored by the A&M Consumer and Retail Group, Wiliot, Avalara, TGW, and Sezzle, Chris and Anne were live from Manifest as they discussed:
- Amazon’s new AI-assistant Rufus
- Grabango’s large scale autonomous store installation with Aldi near Chicago
- Gap Inc.’s hiring of Zac Posen
- Lowe’s and J. Crew’s recent Apple Vision Pro endeavors
- And closed with a look at Starbucks new late night delivery partnership with Gopuff
There’s all that, plus delivery memories, barracudas, and what Anne would make her husband do if she could control him via an implanted chip in his brain.
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Be careful out there,
– Chris, Anne, and the Omni Talk team
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